短編

たんぺん

short (e.g., story, film)

What does 短編 mean?

短編 is a Japanese noun meaning short (e.g., story, film) in English. It is written as 短編 in kanji, たんぺん in hiragana, and tanpen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムは短編小説を書きます。

Tom writes short stories.